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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | An alloy of [ | + | An alloy of [[copper]] that contains up to 40% [[nickel]]. Examples of cupronickel alloys are found as coinage metals. Bactrian coinage was as early example of the use of cupronickel alloys (Scott 1991). The alloy, with about 25% nickel, is currently used for the interior of dimes and quarters in the United States. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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Description
An alloy of Copper that contains up to 40% Nickel. Examples of cupronickel alloys are found as coinage metals. Bactrian coinage was as early example of the use of cupronickel alloys (Scott 1991). The alloy, with about 25% nickel, is currently used for the interior of dimes and quarters in the United States.
Synonyms and Related Terms
copper nickel alloy; cupronickel (Fr.); cuproníquel (Port.)
Additional Information
D.Scott, Metallography and Microstructure of Ancient and Historic Metals. Getty Conservation Institute, 1991.
Authority
- David C. Scott, Metallography and Microstructure of Ancient and Historic Metals, The Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, 1991 Comment: 15-40% nickel
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 Comment: 10-30% nickel
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: typical 25% nickel, 75% copper